DIY cables question

Good learning experience and for the cost of some terminal ends. Try them my way. Try them MCs way.. You’ll like one way more. I like no solder. BUT soldered ends are tough to pull apart.

The better way over both is to cold weld or use a hammer dye.. 10-20 tons with heavy hammer strikes. LOL They don’t come loose and they don’t grow green when you use enhancers.. Graphite dust is perfect.
Ops! another pearl.. Keep going I’ll show you just how to make a 10k cable.. for 300 dollars or so and some sore fingers. Signature wooden blocks are optional for an additional 100.00 usd

I have a cable or two. "The Clydesdale", "The Mule" and "The Donkey"
My creations.. Pony series are speaker cables.. NO I don’t share. BUT weaves and ribbons sure work well TOGETHER. hint hint!! ops! another pearl!!

Viborg, remember that name, it did something special for my MB columns. A helix twist in a clear air tube, Ops another pearl!! OFC copper to boot.. They have an OCC and a tinned version too (not a big fan only on bonding).

I rewired some Rythmik (GRs mod) servo plates for a OB servo speaker set up.. It made a LOT of difference. Two different people modified the plates you could see it in the workmanship.

I made them the same (visually) and voiced them differently than the factory.. SC OCC copper with PTFE in a few spots.. I did that 30 days or so ago. Man that did make a difference, really lighten my pocket book.. LOL.

I also checked how the wire was pulled through the dye, OPS that was a big one and then conditioned 4 spools of wire and some SC lengths for 21 days on a cooker..

HOW you do your work is just a mater of practice. BUT I’ll bet if you look at someone do it correctly you could walk over and do the same thing..

BTW handle your cables like they could be broken and they won’t get broken.. I handle cable with extreme care.. Antistatic bags. ZERO compromise there.. Off the floor. The longer they work the better they sound.. LEAVE them alone..

QUIT worrying and do it.. :-)

THEN borrow or rent some fancy cables to compare with.. It’s fun!!

Regards

The best sounding connector is no connector.  Just go bare wire into your binding posts and forget about termination.

^^^^^^ Good Post ^^^^^^

If practicable silver solder in place  

@scOrpi043

There are some very talented dyi cable members on the site, e.g. wig, grannyring, williewonka , etc check out the FORUM thread below to find them. I assume that they would be willing to give you guidance that you need on your own build. And, based upon my experience with one of those member’s cables, there are very good sounding and manufacturer competitive dyi cables aside from the sole one mentioned above


https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/duelund-conversion-to-diy-helix-geometry-cabling

Making a good proper pair of cables for audio are not easy.  You can make some cheap DIY cables and they can sound decent.  I've done that before using Cat5/or Goertz foils.  But they won't be as good as good as a well engineered pair of cables. 

It also depends on the overall level of your system.  If you have some budget system, DIY cables are probably alright.  But if you have some high-end system, then DIY probably are not good enough.

The audio cable industry is filled with imitators so you have to be careful with that too.  I would stick with some well known brands.  There are too many bad actors that give the industry a bad name.